windpipe, tube in the throat
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Trachea Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The windpipe. See Illust. of Lung.
The windpipe. See Illust. of Lung.
(n.)
One of the respiratory tubes of insects and arachnids.
One of the respiratory tubes of insects and arachnids.
(n.)
One of the large cells in woody tissue which have spiral, annular, or other markings, and are connected longitudinally so as to form continuous ducts.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutOne of the large cells in woody tissue which have spiral, annular, or other markings, and are connected longitudinally so as to form continuous ducts.
trachea
\tra"che*a\ (?), n.; pl. trache? (#). [nl.,from l. trachia, gr. trachei^a (sc. &?; windpipe), from &?; rough, rugged: cf. f. trachée.]
1. (anat.) the windpipe. see illust. of lung.
2. (zo?l.) one of the respiratory tubes of insects and arachnids.
3. (bot.) one of the large cells in woody tissue which have spiral, annular, or other markings, and are connected longitudinally so as to form continuous ducts.
trachea
n
1. membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi [syn: windpipe]
2. one of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids
Noun
1. membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
(synonym) windpipe
(hypernym) cartilaginous tube
(part-holonym) upper respiratory tract
(part-meronym) epiglottis
2. one of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids
(hypernym) tubule
(part-holonym) respiratory system, systema respiratorium
Trachea Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
A tube of the respiratory system, ending externally at the spiracle and terminating internally at the tracheoles.
Trachea Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Trachea may refer to:
- Vertebrate trachea, or windpipe, in terrestrial vertebrates, such as birds and mammals
- Invertebrate trachea, in terrestrial invertebrates, such as insects and crustaceans
- Vessel elements in plants
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Trachea Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
[TRAY-kee-uh]
The airway that leads from the larynx to the lungs. Also called the windpipe.
A Service of the National Cancer Institute.The airway that leads from the larynx to the lungs. Also called the windpipe.
The trachea is a tube-like portion of the breathing or "respiratory" tract that connects the "voice box" (larynx) with the bronchial parts of the lungs. It is also called the "windpipe."
the windpipe; the tube that extends from the oral cavity into the chest, where it branches into the 2 major bronchial tubes.
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